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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Fright in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING reacted to lmagna in Finished - 1931 Cadillac by CDW - JoHan - 1:25 Scale
Hope you are able to find the whitewalls. I think I built some of those kits as a kid as well. Weren't the whitewalls just white plastic inserts that snapped into a groove in the tire? If so you think you could make new ones from Plastistrut sheet using a compass.
Another somewhat more expensive option is:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Jo-Han-1-25-Scale-1931-Classic-Cadillac-V-16-Model-Kit-OPEN/264587698000?hash=item3d9aa7df50:g:ptIAAOSw~8leECgD
Or
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Jo-Han-1-25-scale-1931-Cadillac-V16-Cabriolet-model-car-kit-Orig-Issue/114156565646?hash=item1a9442f48e:g:5~4AAOSwndFd1ysr
But you could also try to make an offer.
At any rate I can hardly wait until I see what you are able to make from this
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Egilman in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
That's cause it was a partial number mate... in the post above this one I've identified her... 42-32008 and she was named Li'l Audrey the apostrophe was actually in the name....
Here is another image of her...
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Egilman in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
That's not a B-17 code number, all B-17 code numbers were 4 digits up to the model "F" and from there, their code numbers start at 240000...... (although there were some "F" models with 4 digit numbers, assembly line modification to earlier airframes)
And that is a "G" model with twin cheek guns, believe it or not that helps....
The airfix kit is a "G" model also.... so none of the Little or Lil' Audreys we have posted will work as they are "F" models....
I'll do some more looking around....
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from popeye the sailor in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from pjofc4 in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
I'm afraid not Lou the one I am doing is the one from the 385th bomb group located at Great Ashfield airfield near Elmswell Suffollk and she was painted olive drab . The church in the village has a memorial to the guys who didn't return. I must admit that other one looks very unusual with the camouflage on it .
Thanks for looking
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Canute in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from popeye the sailor in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
I'm afraid not Lou the one I am doing is the one from the 385th bomb group located at Great Ashfield airfield near Elmswell Suffollk and she was painted olive drab . The church in the village has a memorial to the guys who didn't return. I must admit that other one looks very unusual with the camouflage on it .
Thanks for looking
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from CDW in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Canute in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
I'm afraid not Lou the one I am doing is the one from the 385th bomb group located at Great Ashfield airfield near Elmswell Suffollk and she was painted olive drab . The church in the village has a memorial to the guys who didn't return. I must admit that other one looks very unusual with the camouflage on it .
Thanks for looking
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Egilman in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Old Collingwood in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Egilman in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
I'm afraid not Lou the one I am doing is the one from the 385th bomb group located at Great Ashfield airfield near Elmswell Suffollk and she was painted olive drab . The church in the village has a memorial to the guys who didn't return. I must admit that other one looks very unusual with the camouflage on it .
Thanks for looking
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from mtaylor in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from marktiedens in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Voyageur in Dinghy by Voyageur - FINISHED - Midwest Products - small - first ship model build ever
Middle planks installed.
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Old Collingwood in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
I'm afraid not Lou the one I am doing is the one from the 385th bomb group located at Great Ashfield airfield near Elmswell Suffollk and she was painted olive drab . The church in the village has a memorial to the guys who didn't return. I must admit that other one looks very unusual with the camouflage on it .
Thanks for looking
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING reacted to iMustBeCrazy in historic newspaper articles postings
Ship building, Sarah Island 1832. The fence in the background is a windbreak the length of the island.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to lmagna in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Another B-17!
Are you going to do her in the camouflage finish Martyn?
If so she is going to be a very unique B-17 build.
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from thibaultron in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING got a reaction from Edwardkenway in B17 Lil Audrey by Black Viking - Airfix 1-72
Hi all to stop me going gaga as I care for my wife so have to self isolate for 12 weeks I have decided to start a naw build from my stash. The model is a Airfix 1-72 scale B17 from 1978 . I am going to build it as Lil Audrey which is a aircraft that took off just behind where I live at Great Ashfield plus my 92 year old mother is called Audrey so it seems quite fitting.
I will post some pics tomorrow
keep safe all
Martyn
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BLACK VIKING reacted to Arjan in Oseberg by Arjan - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 - Longship rc conversion
Since other members have posted extensive build reports of this boat kit I will focus primarily on the choices I have made. The main issue of the kit is the scroll parts for the bow and stern which are far too thick. This is the solution I opted for :
Some modifications to turn the model into a working rc one :
I have also added some 1/24 figures (I will order or make some more in the future):
I have finally finished the shields and now I'm going to tackle the oars (also a rather boring and repetitive job). I think that the oars should all have a different length (the midships ones should be shorter than those closer to the bow and stern), although BB do not refer to this in their instructions.
Regards,
Arjan
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BLACK VIKING reacted to norseman in Oseberg Viking Ship by Norseman - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th century
Started to glue my frames into the ship structure. Hoping that when I go to put the 2 side planks onto the frames everything lines up. It is real hard to determine that at this point. Did some rough fittings with the planks and I know I may have some problems. Both Jack P and Von Kossa ran into the same problem. The curves on the planks (plywood pieces) do not have a perfect curve to them to fit nicely around the ships curvature if that makes sense. I don't think putting them into my steamer will help.
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BLACK VIKING reacted to yvesvidal in U-552 by yvesvidal - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/48 - PLASTIC - Type VIIC U-boat
Installation of four white LEDs on the ceiling/pressure hull:
The "Cook Hatch" has been improved with a large wheel (not in the kit).
Wiring of the LEDs in series (4 x 3 volts = 12 Volts).
Some putty blobs to prevent light leaks. Once painted, they should prevent any unpleasant light leaking outside of the pressure hull. All this will not be visible once the hull is closed.
Also working on the bulkhead of the control room. Openings have to match:
All this is to help represent the large rear fuel tank, located around the rear officer compartment and under the control room.
Back to the sub-officer and kitchen compartment, Trumpeter screwed up royally by mixing up the toilet room and the pantry. Instead of the necessary appliances, Trumpeter is giving us a wooden box..... Very useful to dump a c...!!! I have built a small platform to install the second set of toilet bowl and sink (which is of course not provided in the original kit). They could have offered a second set to populate that very visible room..... But no!
Let's not forget the toilet paper....apparently a very valuable (and rare) item, nowadays.
View on the ducting bringing fresh air:
Very soon, we will be closing the lid on the batteries room:
Hope you enjoy.
Yves
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